Ep 019 | Surviving the 2008 Crash & Building Wealth Through Real Estate | Mike Moulton’s 25-Year Journey

In this episode of the Built for Wealth Podcast, I sit down with Mike Moulton—a 25+ year real estate investing veteran who’s done it all: lease options, subject-to deals, fix & flips, creative finance, and now large-scale commercial plays and even life settlement investments.Mike shares war stories from surviving the 2008 market crash, navigating short sales, rehabbing hundreds of homes in the Charlotte metro, and his mindset shift toward building long-term generational wealth.We also dive deep into:- How Mike used creative finance to scale early- What went wrong during the recession—and how he clawed his way back- Why he moved from single-family homes to self-storage and flex commercial space- A wild breakdown of investing in life insurance policies as an asset class- Why he calls 2025 the “Year of Pruning” and how he’s repositioning his portfolio for the futureIf you're an investor navigating a tough market or considering long-term strategy shifts, you’ll get massive value from Mike’s transparent, no-BS approach to real estate, risk, and wealth-building. Follow along for more content just like this:https://www.instagram.com/joshswart/https://www.facebook.com/joshua.swarthttps://www.tiktok.com/@joshswart3