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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 40 MIN

Tax Liens 101: How One $1,000 Investment Became $30,000 in Equity

from Expand Your Empire

You know how to earn. Nobody taught you how to own.Most successful business owners have built themselves a very expensive job. Revenue is coming in. The calendar is full. And at the end of the year, there is very little to show for it outside of the business itself.In this episode, I sit down with tax strategist Cynthia, who found me the old-fashioned way: she left a real comment on an Alignable post in a sea of AI noise and automated DMs. What followed was one of those conversations where you realize you've been talking for an hour and you haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet.We talk tax liens: what they are, how they work, and why a pharmacist, a server, and a single mom with $1,000 to her name all used this strategy to build real equity. One of them drove to an auction in Arizona with her son in the car. She came home with three liens. Two of them didn't redeem. Those two were worth $15,000 each.That's not luck. That's a strategy most people have never heard of because nobody is teaching it.In this episode, we cover:The difference between a CPA and a tax strategist, and why that distinction is costing you money right now. The mechanics of tax liens: what you're actually buying, what the redemption period means, and how 16% interest works while you wait. Why the tax code is a reward system, not a punishment, and how to start reading it that way. The exit strategy framework Cynthia teaches every student before they spend a single dollar. Why "knowing your market" means reading county economic development plans, not just pulling comps.Connect with Cynthia:Facebook Group: investlikeaGoddess.comLinked-In: Linkedin.com/in/taxstrategywithcynthiaWebsite: https://taxcodegenie.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Connect with Amanda:https://elevateprofit.biz/home-641285Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://expandyourempire.org

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