142: Today's Lessons From The Housing Crisis and Mortgage Meltdown of 2007-2009

#142: Keith's $530,000 four-plex dropped in value to $480,000 during the 2007-09 Mortgage Meltdown. Lessons from the Housing Crisis of 2007-2009 still influence Keith's investing today. Our guest, Damion Lupo, lost worse than Keith at this time. His $20M portfolio imploded. Damion spent over a million dollars on seminars alone. He recklessly went all-out by purchasing 150 rental units across 7 states more than a decade ago - without regard for cash flow. It crashed. Today, his firm, Total Control Financial, helps you control your financial future with self-directed IRA and Solo 401K services for optimized retirement planning. Top takeaway: Buy for cash flow in stable economic metro markets. Grab Get Rich Education's new book at GetRichEducation.com/Book Want more wealth? Visit: 1) www.GetRichEducation.com to grab our free newsletter. 2) www.GREturnkey.com for actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunities. Listen to this week's show and learn: 00:57 Keith's $530,000 four-plex dropped in value to $480,000 in the 2007-09 Mortgage Meltdown. 15:37 If Damion could do it all over again, what would he do differently? 20:04 Harvesting equity. 24:29 Damion won't do deals with people in their 20s. 26:30 The next crash. 34:14 Hard money loans. 42:25 Retirement. 49:26 Choose stable markets in the Midwest and South. Resources Mentioned: TotalControlFinancial.com Investopedia.com NoradaRealEstate.com HighlandsMortgage.com MidSouthHomeBuyers.com GetRichEducation.com GREturnkey.com