The Cash Flow Authority

Chris Jansen
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The Cash Flow Authority is a real estate podcast hosted by civil engineer, real estate investor, and Certified 10X Business Coach Chris Jansen, featuring honest conversations with industry professionals about what is really happening in today’s market, how deals are getting done, and what it takes to build long term cash flow. The show also includes solo episodes with updates from Chris’s own journey and insights from the markets he is active in, including DFW and Milwaukee.

  1. Sep 10

    Passive Investing: What to Check Before You Invest | Ismael “Rey” Reyes

    🚀 Before you invest in a multifamily deal, do you know what you’re really putting your money into? Rey Reyes explains how passive investors can vet sponsors, evaluate deal assumptions, and spot risks before committing capital. Host Chris Jansen, a civil engineer, Marine Corps veteran, real estate investor, and Certified 10X Business Coach, brings an investor-focused perspective to The Cash Flow Authority. Together, they explore how deal structure, capital allocation, and due diligence can shape long-term real estate cash flow.   🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 💼 Ismael “Rey” Reyes - Multifamily Investment Strategist  Ismael "Rey" Reyes is a multifamily investment strategist, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, and founder of multiple real estate investment firms. Applying a disciplined, military-inspired approach to fund management and education, he is also the bestselling author of BLUF: The Bottom Line Up Front about Passively Investing in Multifamily Properties. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ How to vet multifamily sponsors before investing ✔️ How to evaluate syndication assumptions and capital structures ✔️ Why transparency matters when investing with a sponsor ✔️ How co-lending works in private real estate deals ✔️ Why buying right matters for real estate cash flow ✔️ How to assess your risk capacity before committing capital  🎧 Listen now and rethink your next investment.  💼 Connect with Ismael “Rey” Reyes: 🌐 Website → https://ismaelreyreyes.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/TheIsmaelReyReyes/ 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/ismaelreyreyes/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismaelreyreyes/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen: 🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 🎧 Follow The Cash Flow Authority for more real estate investing conversations. ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/ #CashFlowAuthority #ChrisJansen #RealEstateInvesting #MultifamilyInvesting #PassiveInvesting #RealEstateSyndication #CashFlowInvesting #RealEstatePodcast

    Passive Investing: What to Check Before You Invest | Ismael “Rey” Reyes

  2. Sep 3

    Multifamily Investing: Why Hold Long-Term? | Yuval Shram

    🚀 What if five years isn’t really long-term in real estate? On this episode of The Cash Flow Authority, Chris Jansen talks with Yuval Shram, Founder & Principal of Tay Investments, about long-term multifamily investing, vertical integration, development, and real estate cash flow. 🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 👤 Guest: Yuval Shram   Yuval Shram is the founder and principal of Tay Investments, a fully integrated multifamily developer, owner, and operator based in New Jersey. Acting as its own general contractor, his firm builds to hold, focusing on developing 150+ unit Class-A rental communities near major transit and employment hubs. His recent ground-up developments include Huesol in East Orange and the 365-unit Lazul West in Jersey City. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ Why five-year holds may still be short-term  ✔️ How vertical integration gives developers more control  ✔️ How raw land creates multifamily opportunities  ✔️ How debt affects real estate cash flow  ✔️ Why amenities and community matter in multifamily  ✔️ Why a conservative approach can support long-term investing   🎧 Listen now to rethink how you build and hold real estate.  💼 Connect with Yuval Shram: 🌐 Website → https://www.tayinvestments.com/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/tay-investments/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuval-shram-434830225/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen: 🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 🎧 Follow The Cash Flow Authority for more real estate investing conversations. ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/ #CashFlowAuthority #ChrisJansen #RealEstateInvesting #MultifamilyInvesting #RealEstateCashFlow #RealEstatePodcast

    Multifamily Investing: Why Hold Long-Term? | Yuval Shram

  3. Aug 27

    Capital Gains Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors

    🚀 What if selling an investment property didn’t mean rushing into another 1031 exchange? On this episode of The Cash Flow Authority, Chris Jansen sits down with Brett Swarts to explore real estate cash flow, capital gains tax strategies, and smarter exit planning. Brett explains trust and installment-sale strategies, how they compare with a 1031 exchange, and how investors can create more flexibility and liquidity when exiting real estate, businesses, stocks, and Bitcoin. 🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 👤 Guest: 💼 Brett Swarts - Founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions & eXp Commercial Broker Brett Swarts is a Sacramento-based real estate expert and the Founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions. As an eXp Commercial multifamily broker and Deferred Sales Trust expert, he equips high-net-worth clients with strategic tools to overcome capital gains tax limitations. As an Amazon best-selling author of Building a Capital Gains Tax Exit Plan, he brings extensive commercial real estate experience to help investors and business professionals navigate complex tax deferral strategies. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ How to look beyond the traditional 1031 exchange ✔️ How trust and installment-sale strategies can defer capital gains taxes ✔️ Why liquidity and timing matter when exiting investments ✔️ How the strategy can apply to real estate, businesses, stocks, and Bitcoin ✔️ How estate tax planning differs from capital gains tax planning ✔️ How to create more passive income from investment capital  🎧 Listen now and rethink your real estate exit strategy.  💼 Connect with Brett Swarts: 🌐 Website → https://brettswarts.com/ 🌐 Website → https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/capitalgainstaxsolutions 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/brett_swarts/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-swarts/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen: 🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 🎧 Follow The Cash Flow Authority for more real estate investing conversations. ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/ #CashFlowAuthority #ChrisJansen #RealEstateInvesting #CashFlowInvesting #RealEstatePodcast #PassiveIncome #1031Exchange

    Capital Gains Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors

  4. Aug 20

    Multifamily Investing: How to Scale From Fourplexes to Larger Properties

    🚀 What if scaling your real estate portfolio starts with buying smarter - not simply buying bigger? On this episode of The Cash Flow Authority, Chris Jansen sits down with Reid Bennett, National Council Chair of Multifamily Properties for SVN International and Senior Vice President at SVN Chicago Commercial, to explore multifamily investing, real estate cash flow, and portfolio growth. Reid shares practical strategies for moving from fourplexes into larger multifamily properties, improving NOI, evaluating rent growth, finding below-market opportunities, and navigating commercial deals. 🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 👤 Guest: 🏡 Reid Bennett - National Council Chair of Multifamily Properties for SVN International & Senior Vice President at SVN Chicago Commercial  Reid Bennett, CCIM, is the National Council Chair of Multifamily Properties for SVN International and a Senior Vice President at SVN Chicago Commercial. A specialist in Midwest apartment sales, he helps owners buy and sell both market rate and affordable housing assets. He also serves as a commercial real estate coach with the Massimo Group and created The Multifamily Owners Blueprint, an educational resource designed to help investors maximize their Net Operating Income. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ How to scale from fourplexes into larger multifamily properties ✔️ Why realistic rent and debt assumptions matter in multifamily investing ✔️ How to improve NOI by managing income and operating expenses ✔️ How to identify below-market rents and stronger investment opportunities ✔️ Why affordable housing can become attractive in changing markets ✔️ How to make stronger commercial offers and avoid unnecessary retrades  💼 Connect with Reid Bennett: 🌐 Website → https://themultifamilyownersblueprint.com/ 🔗 LinkedIn →  https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidbennettccim/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen: 🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 🎧 Follow The Cash Flow Authority for more real estate investing conversations. ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/ #CashFlowAuthority #ChrisJansen #TheFlowAuthority #RealEstateInvesting #CashFlowInvesting #DFWInvesting #MilwaukeeRealEstate #RealEstateCoach #PassiveIncome #RealEstatePodcast

    Multifamily Investing: How to Scale From Fourplexes to Larger Properties

  5. Aug 13

    Alternative Investments: Building a Resilient Portfolio

    🚀 What if the key to building wealth isn’t chasing the highest returns, but creating a more resilient portfolio? In this episode of The Cash Flow Authority, Chris Jansen sits down with Patrick Grimes, founder of Passive Investing Mastery, to explore alternative investments, real estate investing, and portfolio diversification. Patrick shares how losing everything in an early real estate investment changed his approach to risk and cash flow, leading him from engineering and single-family properties into multifamily investing and alternative assets. They also discuss medical and legal finance, evaluating operators, and building a portfolio with non-correlated investments. 🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 👤 Guest:🏡 Patrick Grimes - Investor, Author, Speaker & Founder of Passive Investing Mastery Patrick Grimes is a real estate investor, author, and founder of Passive Investing Mastery, specializing in alternative investments across real estate, commercial lending, medical finance, and legal finance. He is also a Forbes Business Council member and speaker. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ How Patrick rebuilt his investment strategy after losing everything in real estate✔️ Why cash flow and resilient markets matter for long-term investing✔️ How alternative investments can diversify a real estate portfolio✔️ Why the operator behind a deal may matter more than projected returns✔️ How medical and legal finance create opportunities beyond traditional real estate✔️ Why learning to partner can help investors build a more resilient portfolio 🎵 Whether you're a real estate investor or exploring alternative investments, this episode offers practical insights into building a more diversified and resilient portfolio. 💼 Connect with Patrick Grimes: 🌐 Website → passiveinvestingmastery.com 🔗 LinkedIn →  https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricksgrimes/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen:🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 📌 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below!⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/ #CashFlowAuthority #ChrisJansen #TheFlowAuthority #RealEstateInvesting #CashFlowInvesting #DFWInvesting #MilwaukeeRealEstate #RealEstateCoach #PassiveIncome #RealEstatePodcast

    Alternative Investments: Building a Resilient Portfolio

  6. Aug 6

    Passive Income Starts With Persistence

    🚀 What if the biggest difference between success and failure is simply refusing to quit on your worst day? Jordan Adler, bestselling author of Beach Money, joins Chris Jansen to share the mindset that helped him overcome 10 years of failure before building lasting residual income. Together, they discuss why recurring revenue matters, what Jordan learned from owning 49 rental properties, and how strong relationships can become one of your greatest business assets. Chris Jansen, host of The Cash Flow Authority, brings his perspective as a real estate investor, civil engineer, Marine Corps veteran, and Certified 10X Business Coach to explore how these principles apply to real estate cash flow and long-term wealth building. 🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 👤 Guest: 🏡 Jordan Adler – Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author of Beach Money & Relationship Marketing Expert Jordan L. Adler is a highly successful entrepreneur, network marketing professional, and the author of the best-selling book Beach Money. He is widely known for his expertise in relationship marketing and for teaching others how to build residual income to achieve financial freedom. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ Why Jordan stayed committed after failing in 11 companies over 10 years  ✔️ The mindset behind his rule: "Never quit on a bad day."  ✔️ What owning 49 rental properties taught him about passive income  ✔️ How relationship marketing creates referrals and repeat business  ✔️ Why recurring income isn't limited to real estate  ✔️ The book Jordan recommends to start thinking differently about wealth  🎵 Whether you're an investor, syndicator, or real estate entrepreneur, this episode offers valuable insights into building wealth through smarter passive investing. 💼 Connect with Jordan Adler: 📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/beachmoneyjordan/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanladler/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen: 🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 📌 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/ #CashFlowAuthority #ChrisJansen #TheFlowAuthority #RealEstateInvesting #CashFlowInvesting #DFWInvesting #MilwaukeeRealEstate #RealEstateCoach #PassiveIncome #RealEstatePodcast

    Passive Income Starts With Persistence

  7. Jul 30

    Why Investors Are Looking at Panama Real Estate

    🚀 Thinking about buying real estate outside the U.S.? Chris Jansen sits down with Steve Luther to discuss why Panama has become a growing destination for investors looking to diversify, generate rental income, and create long-term flexibility through international real estat 🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 👤 Guest: 🏡 Steve Luther – Founder of CHORD Real Estate & CHORD International  Steve Luther is the founder of CHORD Real Estate and CHORD International, specializing in helping American investors diversify their portfolios globally. Based in Nashville, his personal search for world-class healthcare following a severe battle with COVID led him to Panama. He now leverages his on-the-ground expertise and vetted local partnerships to provide Americans with a trusted pathway to international residency and real estate investment. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ Why more investors are diversifying into international real estate ✔️ What makes Panama attractive for U.S. investors ✔️ How Panama's residency program works through real estate investing ✔️ The differences between short-term and long-term rental opportunities ✔️ What to know about financing, taxes, and insurance overseas ✔️ How to reduce investment risk by building a trusted local team ✔️ Other international markets worth considering beyond Panama 🎵 Whether you're an investor, syndicator, or real estate entrepreneur, this episode offers valuable insights into building wealth through smarter passive investing. 💼 Connect with Steve Luther: 🌐 Website → https://chordrealestate.com/ 📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/chordrealestate/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/chord-real-estate/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen: 🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 📌 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/

    Why Investors Are Looking at Panama Real Estate

  8. Jul 23

    How to Invest in Real Estate Without Becoming a Landlord

    🚀 In this episode of the Cash Flow Authority Podcast, host Chris Jansen sits down with Mor Milo, Co-Founder of Relli, to explore how technology is transforming passive real estate investing. Mor shares how Relli is creating a marketplace that makes institutional-quality real estate investments more accessible to everyday investors through increased transparency, lower investment minimums, and direct access to experienced sponsors. The conversation dives deep into the differences between REITs and private syndications, how investors can properly evaluate investment opportunities, common mistakes passive investors make, and what real estate sponsors need to do to successfully raise capital. Whether you're looking to build passive income or launch your own real estate fund, this episode is packed with actionable insights. 🎧 Hosted by: Chris Jansen 👤 Guest: 🏡 Mor Milo – Co-Founder of Relli & Real Estate Investment Technology Entrepreneur Mor Milo is the Co-Founder of RELLI, a platform designed to democratize access to institutional-grade real estate investments. Together with co-founder Ross Steiner, he built RELLI to function as what he calls “the stock market of real estate,” giving investors a way to discover, compare, and invest in real estate opportunities with greater transparency and lower minimums. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔️ How Relli is changing the way people invest in real estate ✔️ The difference between REITs and private real estate syndications ✔️ How to properly evaluate passive investment opportunities ✔️ Common mistakes investors make when reviewing deal projections ✔️ Why sponsor credibility matters more than flashy returns ✔️ How first-time syndicators can raise capital more effectively ✔️ The importance of building trust through consistent investor communication 🎵 Whether you're an investor, syndicator, or real estate entrepreneur, this episode offers valuable insights into building wealth through smarter passive investing. 💼 Connect with Mor Milo: 🌐 Website → https://relli.co 📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/InvestWithRelli/ 🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/mormilo/ 🎧 Follow Chris Jansen: 🌐 Website → https://theflowauthority.com/ 📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/flowauthority 📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theflowauthority/ 📌 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below! ⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/

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The Cash Flow Authority is a real estate podcast hosted by civil engineer, real estate investor, and Certified 10X Business Coach Chris Jansen, featuring honest conversations with industry professionals about what is really happening in today’s market, how deals are getting done, and what it takes to build long term cash flow. The show also includes solo episodes with updates from Chris’s own journey and insights from the markets he is active in, including DFW and Milwaukee.

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  • Creator
    Chris Jansen
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Chris Jansen
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