Our Family Invests Podcast

Our Family Invests
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Real estate investor and former Maui firefighter Mike Neubauer and top-producing Maui realtor Caroline Neubauer talk with guests who've actually built the life they teach, not the ones who just talk about it. Every conversation runs through one of four pillars: Wealth, Growth, Mindset, and Family, because money without the rest of it isn't the win most people think it is. No theory. No hype. Just what worked, and what it cost to get there. Build intentionally. Let it Compound. New episodes every Tuesday.

  1. 4d ago

    Why High Performers Miss Their Own Burnout | Our Family Invests

    Sports medicine physician Dr. Annie Purcell spent 13 years running her own private practice before a COVID shutdown gave her something she hadn't had in over a decade: time to sit still. What she found wasn't clarity, it was insomnia, spiraling anxiety, and a body that had been sending warning signs for years while she stayed too competent to notice. Annie tells Mike and Caroline what it actually looked like when her body forced the stop her mind refused to make, including the moment her own doctor told her flatly it wasn't her thyroid, and the line she wrote that stopped us cold: you can be highly competent and completely disconnected from yourself, and sometimes the competence is how the disconnection survives. What you'll learn: Why high achievers are often the last to recognize their own burnoutThe physical warning signs that show up before the mental ones doHow Annie used a CARES Act 401k withdrawal to fund her first rental propertyHow real estate professional status combined with a W2 can work for a two income householdWhat it actually costs to keep performing instead of pausing to ask whyWant more free tools and articles on wealth, growth, mindset, and family? Head to OurFamilyInvests.com. Build intentionally. Let it compound.

    Why High Performers Miss Their Own Burnout | Our Family Invests

  2. Sep 22

    I Wasn't Who I Said I Was, with Stephen Scoggins | Our Family Invests

    Stephen Scoggins built and exited multiple companies, one approaching nine figures, and hosts the BUILD podcast with over 48 million views. But this episode isn't about that climb. It's about what happened after he got everything he thought he wanted and felt nothing. Stephen opens up about the season after his exit, when a comment from his son Tyler at a taco shop cracked open just how absent he'd been while being present. He walks through the Five Constraints that quietly derail founders and families (arrogance, ignorance, impatience, fear, insecurity), why his dyslexia became an operational advantage instead of a source of shame, and the jet boat moment in New Zealand that gave his upcoming book its title. Fair warning: figuring out you're not who you said you are is a lot less fun with a life jacket on. What you'll learn: Why Stephen calls his homeless-to-nine-figures story the least useful part of his journeyThe five internal constraints that quietly sabotage founders and familiesHow to build a daily rhythm that protects presence without relying on willpowerWhy dyslexia became one of Stephen's sharpest operational toolsWhat a stranger on a jet boat in New Zealand told him that reshaped his next chapterSubscribe to The Weekly Compass, our free weekly newsletter with short practical tips for building wealth, aligning your family, and living intentionally: https://OurFamilyInvests.com/newsletter

    I Wasn't Who I Said I Was, with Stephen Scoggins | Our Family Invests

  3. Sep 15

    The Debt Fund Strategy Behind Whitney Elkins-Hutten's $800M Portfolio | Our Family Invests

    Whitney Elkins-Hutten is a partner in over $800 million of real estate and her team just crossed $560 million in loans originated through their debt fund. She breaks down the risk-tiering system she uses to sort a portfolio into cash, debt, and equity, so market volatility doesn't take her by surprise. She explains why she's valuing cash flow more than ever, how uninterrupted compounding at 9% can quietly outperform a "perfectly executed" real estate deal, and a tax mechanic on debt funds that almost nobody talks about. She also names the specific red flags to watch for in private credit right now: leverage stacking, high loan-to-value funds, and operators who cherry pick their best loans out from under investors. And apparently an $800M portfolio still leaves room for high-altitude half marathons, which might explain the discipline. How to sort a portfolio into risk tiers before the market forces you toWhy uninterrupted compounding can beat a "perfect" equity deal over timeThe tax structure that lets debt fund income offset passive lossesRed flags in private credit and debt fund dealsWhat her $560M debt fund targets and how it's structuredWhy she's leaning into cash flow over growth right nowConnect with Whitney Elkins-Hutten: passiveinvestingwithwhitney.com, ashwealth.com, or her book Money for Tomorrow, available on Amazon. Subscribe to The Weekly Compass, our free weekly newsletter with short practical tips for building wealth, aligning your family, and living intentionally: https://OurFamilyInvests.com/newsletter

    The Debt Fund Strategy Behind Whitney Elkins-Hutten's $800M Portfolio | Our Family Invests

  4. Sep 8

    The Asset Class That's Too Small For Wall Street - Katie Neason | Our Family Invests

    Redevelopment sits in a strange gap. It's too small for institutional developers and too complex for passive investors, which is exactly why Katie Neason has built a career inside it. Katie is a fourth generation Bryan, Texas native who left corporate banking after missing her son's first steps, and turned that decision into a decade of flipping houses, then over ten years redeveloping her own downtown.In this episode, Katie breaks down her real first deal, a townhome project that nearly died over a five foot zoning gap, and how one blunt comment to the city ended up saving the whole thing. She also covers financing redevelopment deals, working with local governments, and why she calls this asset class "one investment, two returns."HIGHLIGHTS: Why deals between $1M and $5M are too small for institutions, too big for passive investorsHow to get past the gatekeeper and into a real meeting with your city plannerThe questions that reveal if a city actually supports your projectHow to de-risk your first redevelopment dealWhy local investors build healthier communities than outside developersConnect with us! Instagram | OurFamilyInvests.com

    The Asset Class That's Too Small For Wall Street - Katie Neason | Our Family Invests

  5. Sep 1

    Loving Conflict: How to Fight Better in Marriage, Business, and Parenting | Our Family Invests

    Anna Lecat moved to China alone at 17 with no idea where the country even was, then built her first manufacturing company there at 19 in rooms with no other women. That same skill, building trust across difference, is what she teaches now as a conflict and intimacy consultant and author of Loving Conflict. Anna joins Mike and Caroline to break down how to fight better in marriage, business, and parenting without losing the relationship along the way. She walks through how to spot conflict before it surfaces, why calming yourself comes before calming anyone else, and how her weekly family meetings (with her own three kids holding her accountable too) turned conflict into a skill instead of a threat. What you'll learn: How to notice conflict building before it boils overWhy self-regulation comes first, every timeHow Anna earned trust with Chinese business partners at 19The family meeting structure that teaches kids to handle conflict for lifeWhy "loving conflict" only sounds like a contradictionWhat the best leaders learn from practicing how to followAnna's line from this one is worth sitting with: every conversation you don't have still sends a bill. Subscribe to The Weekly Compass, our free weekly newsletter with short practical tips for building wealth, aligning your family, and living intentionally: https://OurFamilyInvests.com/newsletter

    Loving Conflict: How to Fight Better in Marriage, Business, and Parenting | Our Family Invests

  6. Aug 25

    Rich Dad, Napoleon Hill and Their Next Chapter: Sharon + Michael Lechter | Our Family Invests

    Sharon Lechter co-authored Rich Dad Poor Dad, the personal finance book that sold over 27 million copies in 51 languages. But it started as a brochure written to help sell a $200 board game, the one her husband Michael first saw scrawled on a roll of butcher paper in his law office.In this episode, Sharon and Michael trace the full arc: a 1992 credit card scare that turned into Sharon's lifelong financial literacy mission, the chance meeting with Robert Kiyosaki that built the Rich Dad empire, and what came next when Sharon walked away after ten years and the Napoleon Hill Foundation came calling. She revived Think and Grow Rich for a new generation and personally rescued Outwitting the Devil, a manuscript that sat in a drawer for nearly 75 years. Michael also breaks down what builders need to know about protecting their ideas, whether that's a board game, a book, or something still in beta.What You'll Learn:- Why "stop digging" is the real first step out of debt- The difference between exchanging time for money and investing it- What "Henrys" are and why high earners stay broke- How a brochure became a 27 million copy franchise- What to know before talking to an IP attorney- Why Outwitting the Devil almost never got publishedSubscribe to The Weekly Compass, our free weekly newsletter with short practical tips for building wealth, aligning your family, and living intentionally: https://OurFamilyInvests.com/newsletter

    Rich Dad, Napoleon Hill and Their Next Chapter: Sharon + Michael Lechter | Our Family Invests

  7. Aug 18

    He Built, Scaled and Sold Multi Million Dollar Businesses. Then He Built a Tribe - Chaz Wolfe | Our Family Invests

    Chaz Wolfe sold the things most entrepreneurs spend a lifetime building. By 29, he was a multi millionaire who had scaled an Edible Arrangements franchise from one location to seven across three states. Then his wife pulled him aside and said she was still there. That conversation changed how he ran every business after it. On this episode of Our Family Invests, Chaz walks Mike and Caroline through what it actually took to step out of the operator seat in seven locations at once, the daily phone reminder he uses to send his wife a specific appreciation text, and why he bought his 12 and 10 year old kids a vending machine business instead of waiting until they were older. He also talks openly about not meeting his own father until he was 23, raised instead by his mom, his sister, and a houseful of women, and how that absence shaped the kind of husband and dad he decided to become. Chaz now runs Gathering The Kings, a mastermind for family driven entrepreneurs built on one idea: most high performers isolate when they don't have to, and a room full of people who actually understand the weight changes everything. What You'll Learn: The system he used to get out of day to day operations across seven locationsHow a daily phone reminder changed the way he shows up for his wifeWhy most entrepreneurs isolate, and what changes when they don'tWhat it looks like to build a business with your kids before they're teenagersThe three layers of freedom Chaz works toward with his coaching clientsSubscribe to The Weekly Compass, our free weekly newsletter with short practical tips for building wealth, aligning your family, and living intentionally: https://OurFamilyInvests.com/

    He Built, Scaled and Sold Multi Million Dollar Businesses. Then He Built a Tribe - Chaz Wolfe | Our Family Invests

  8. Aug 11

    Autism Kept Him Silent for 31 Years. Then He Finally Spoke. - Neil + Lori Rogers | Our Family Invests

    For 31 years, Neil and Lori Rogers believed their non-verbal autistic son Craig was listening, even when the world had stopped expecting him to respond. In this episode, they share how a method called Spelling to Communicate finally gave Craig a way to express thoughts that had been there his entire life. Craig was diagnosed with autism at two and a half. Neil and Lori spent three decades trying everything: diet changes, sensory therapy, speech and occupational support, even founding a nonprofit for special education in their school district. Nothing cracked the barrier until 2022, when Craig, then 31, sat down with a simple letter board and spelled out "black holes" in response to a question about Stephen Hawking. An eye-tracking study later confirmed these kids are choosing their own letters, not being guided. Within months, Craig spelled his first words to his younger brother: "Cam, I love you." He told his practitioner he doesn't want to be called autistic, because to him that word means stupid. His words: "I am a human with apraxia." What Else You'll Learn: Why apraxia, not intelligence, is the real barrier for many non-verbal autistic peopleHow an eye-tracking study validated these kids are spelling their own thoughtsWhat changes in a marriage when a non-speaking child is finally heardWhy Craig rejects the word "autistic" and what he prefers insteadSubscribe to The Weekly Compass, our free weekly newsletter with short practical tips for building wealth, aligning your family, and living intentionally: https://OurFamilyInvests.com

    Autism Kept Him Silent for 31 Years. Then He Finally Spoke. - Neil + Lori Rogers | Our Family Invests
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Real estate investor and former Maui firefighter Mike Neubauer and top-producing Maui realtor Caroline Neubauer talk with guests who've actually built the life they teach, not the ones who just talk about it. Every conversation runs through one of four pillars: Wealth, Growth, Mindset, and Family, because money without the rest of it isn't the win most people think it is. No theory. No hype. Just what worked, and what it cost to get there. Build intentionally. Let it Compound. New episodes every Tuesday.

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  • Creator
    Our Family Invests
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Explicit
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