The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life Brandon Turner & Cam Cathcart

Megan and Jeff Ahern are real estate investors who buy cash-flowing assets in the American heartland while living in an island paradise. But their journey to get here wasn’t an easy one, and today you’ll hear their incredible story from start to finish. 

Megan and Jeff openly share their evolution from party lifestyle and alcohol-fueled relationship problems in their marriage to getting sober and replacing drinking with an all-out focus on fitness, faith, and building wealth through real estate. 

Despite going $50,000 into the hole as newbies, they didn’t give up on their dream and as a result they now own 20+ cash-flowing rentals, a profitable staging business, and are raising their 3 kids in Maui in a community of like-minded business owners.

Megan and Jeff also talk about: - Spending $30,000 on an event as newbies and losing money on their first deal- Moving from California to Lincoln, Nebraska to go all-in on rental properties- Where they find deals – a lead source Brandon’s never talked about - How they get 100% bank financing on their rehabs - Investing in sober living houses and “medium-term rentals”- The home staging business that rakes in $100K/year with “zero” effort- Their advice to people thinking about getting sober- What happened when former Marine Jeff’s parachute failed to deploy- What they learned from “the 7-plex from hell”- The books, quotes, and people that shaped who they are today

Books Mentioned:- Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters - Legacy by James Kerr- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer and John Ortberg- Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Connect with Jeff and Megan: 
Megan’s Website: https://www.tattyinvestor.com/
Jeff’s Website: https://www.acornhuskers.com/
Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4f_jeff/
Megan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_tatty_investor/

Connect with Brandon:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon
💻 BetterLife Tribe, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: https://abetterlife.com/
📸 BetterLife Tribe’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/
💻 OpenDoor Capital, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://odcfund.com/
📸 OpenDoor Capital’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opendoorcapital/

Connect with Cam:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam.cathcart/
💻 Deal Flow Real Estate, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: http://dealflowrealestate.com/
💻 Revel City HomeBuyers, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://revelcityhomebuyers.com/
📸 Revel City HomeBuyers’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revelcityhomebuyers/ 

Jeff and Megan’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):- The Mighty Oaks Foundation - A faith-based Veteran service organization that teaches combat Veterans struggling with Post Traumatic Stress, how to get beyond combat trauma, and live their lives in the manner God intended.

Show Sponsor: - Deal Flow Real Estate - Flip, Wholesale, and Hold More Houses In Every Market

Interested in building wealth without losing your soul? Join the BetterLife Tribe here: https://join.abetterlife.com/tribe

Should you build wealth one rental house at a time, or jump right into BIG deals like Grant Cardone recommends? Brandon reveals his answer to that question and delivers a masterclass on building a team that can buy and manage large, valuable properties – allowing you to build wealth much faster without some of the headaches that come with single family houses and small multifamily properties.

Brandon also talks about: - What he thinks Cardone gets right (and wrong) about buying big deals- “The Stack” method for buying 100 units in 5 years- The 4 Mindset Levels of Leadership- The 4 Bottlenecks you must solve as you scale- The team members you need - The LUCK Funnel - Choosing your hard

Books Mentioned:- Work the System by Sam Carpenter- The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber- Atomic Habits by James Clear- The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott- Traction by Gino Wickman- Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

This value-packed episode was delivered as part of a Financial Freedom Hour – just one of the many benefits of joining the BetterLife Tribe, where we help you build wealth through real estate without losing your soul 🏄. You can sign up here: https://join.abetterlife.com/tribe

Connect with Brandon:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon
💻 BetterLife Tribe, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: https://abetterlife.com/
📸 BetterLife Tribe’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/
💻 OpenDoor Capital, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://odcfund.com/
📸 OpenDoor Capital’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opendoorcapital/

Connect with Cam:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam.cathcart/
💻 Deal Flow Real Estate, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: http://dealflowrealestate.com/
💻 Revel City HomeBuyers, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://revelcityhomebuyers.com/
📸 Revel City HomeBuyers’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revelcityhomebuyers/ 

Thach Nguyen is one of, if not the, most visible and popular real estate influencers online. And as he explains in this episode, the reason why is simple: his story.

Today, you’ll hear it all: from catching the “last plane” out of Vietnam in 1975 and standing in lines at the food bank in Seattle, to becoming  7-figure real estate agent in his twenties, to buying 15 rental properties while still living with his mom and dad!

Thach is a super genuine, positive guy, and it’s no wonder why 250 million people tune into his content every month. This conversation chance to learn from a real estate master, and get to know him on a deeper level by diving into topics like debt, risk, passion, marriage, parenting, and more. 

Thach also talks about: - Discovering real estate while parking cars at a Chinese restaurant- The 3 things that made him a Top 1% realtor- Living (way) beneath his means to reach financial freedom faster- Knocking doors every day to generate sales- Why “aligning” is more important than “grinding”- Whether it’s a good idea to pay off mortgages early- How to find a deal today, step by step- Philanthropy and teaching - His parenting advice, summed up in one sentence- The secrets to his success on social media (no team!)

Books Mentioned: - Ask and It is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks- Manifest Your Destiny by Wayne W. Dyer- Red Rising by Pierce Brown- Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Connect with Thach: 
- Website: https://www.thachrealestategroup.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thachnguyen/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thachn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thachn/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thachnguyen/

Connect with Brandon:- Instagram: link to his IG- BetterLife Tribe, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: link to abetterlife.com- OpenDoor Capital. Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Company: link to ODCFund.com
Connect with Cam:- Instagram: link to his IG- Deal Flow Real Estate, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: link to DealFlowRealEstate.com- Revel City HomeBuyers, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Company: link to revelcityhomebuyers.com

Thach’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):- RAVE Foundation - RAVE Foundation’s 26 by 2026 initiative will build 26 new fields in time for the world's biggest sporting tournament - FIFA World Cup - comes to North America in 2026.

Show Sponsor: - Open Door Capital - Think you might be sitting on some equity that could be put to better use? Try our free Return on Equity Calculator here! https://odcfund.com/roe

Marc Kuhn built a $25 million/year construction company from scratch and is now funneling his profits into a real estate asset you probably haven’t heard of.

In this episode, Marc shares why he thinks “luxury storage” is the future; how he got into development and syndication after building his wealth in a blue-collar industry; and why he thinks buying businesses from baby boomers is such a hot opportunity right now.

Marc also talks about: - How he scaled his construction company and avoided the traps his dad fell into- How he’d go from $0 to $20,000/month if his life depended on it - The seller financing deal that made his net worth soar- Using creative financing to win in a high-interest-rate environment- What luxury storage is and why demand is rising- Building an audience on LinkedIn

Books Mentioned:- The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham - How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie - Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell- The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone- The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki- Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Connect with Marc: 
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-kuhn
Substack: https://marckuhn.substack.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marc.kuhn.mak
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marc.kuhn.mak

Connect with us!
Website: https://abetterlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon

Marc’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):- Backing the Blue Line

Show Sponsor: - Interested in building wealth without losing your soul? Join the BetterLife Tribe here: https://join.abetterlife.com/tribe

Pete Kelly is the CEO of Apartment Life, which helps multifamily landlords slash their largest expense: vacancy. 

Pete’s organization works with multifamily building owners to place coordinators whose sole mission is to befriend, connect with, and assist residents in their day-to-day lives. The result? Tenants stay longer. And apartment building owners add an average of $200k to their NOI and millions to their net worth.

Pete also talks about: - Why loneliness is the biggest reason tenants don't renew their leases - How Apartment Life finds mission-driven team members - Why property managers love his service- The average return on investment investors can expect- How you can apply his tactics even if you don’t own multifamily- Finding real estate deals in 2024- His parenting advice and why he wishes he had a time machine

Books Mentioned:- The Holy Bible by ESV Bibles - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey- Preaching Christ in All of Scripture by Edmund P. Clowney- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki- Practicing The Presence Of God The Best Rule of a Holy Life by Brother Lawrence

Connect with Pete and Apartment Life: 
Website: https://apartmentlife.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aptlife
Listen to the end, where Pete gives out his phone number

Connect with us!
Website: https://abetterlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon

Pete’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):- Apartment Life

Show Sponsor: 
The BetterLife Tribe, where we help you build wealth through real estate without losing your soul

Tyler Cauble is a commercial real estate investor in Nashville, Tennessee. On today’s show: how he went from selling Cutco Knives door-to-door, to doing his first land deal with none of his own money, to using syndication to buy, renovate, rent, and refinance (BRRR) millions of dollars of commercial real estate in one of the hottest markets in the country.

Tyler also talks about: - Exactly how he’d get started in commercial real estate investing today- The differences between residential and commercial real estate deals- How to get brokers to take you seriously- What he learned about sales at Cutco (he broke a sales record!)- Transforming an abandoned car wash into a food hall with “ghost kitchens” - Why he’s all-in on office space despite remote work- The opportunity in turning stale office buildings into coworking spaces- The impact of higher interest rates- What type of cash-on-cash returns to expect in commercial investing- How much you need for a down payment- Does go off market to find deals? (spoiler: yes)- Why he’s cash-heavy in 2024- Why he quit drinking alcohol- The books, people and quotes that have shaped who he is
Books Mentioned:- Walkable City by Jeff Speck - Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene- The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Connect with Tyler: 
Website: https://www.tylercauble.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tylercauble
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commercial_in_nashville/?hl=en
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tylercauble

Connect with us!
Website: https://abetterlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon
Tyler’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):- Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Show Sponsor: - The BetterLife REI Summit May 3-5 in Denver, CO. The most actionable “how to” real estate event for new and experienced investors. Grab your tickets here: https://reisummit2024.com/

Interested in building wealth without losing your soul? Join the BetterLife Tribe here: https://join.abetterlife.com/tribe