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5-Minute PRIME: Bite-Sized Investing Insights — 163 episodes

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$54 Short of the Bar. Do You Write the Check?

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How Many Months of Reserves Do Lenders Actually Want?

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The Market 'Crashed' 3%. Here's Why the Yield Went Up.

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Half the Country's Home Prices Are Falling. Is Your Metro in the Other Half?

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The Deal Works. Are You the Risk?

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You're Saving for $335,000. Is That Even the Price?

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A $400M Fund Went to Zero. Would You Have Caught It?

8

Your IRA Can't Borrow Without a Tax Bill. Which Account Can?

9

You Made $3,247 Last Month. Says Who?

10

The Ask Was 68%. The Rate Was 5%.

11

Florida's on Sale. Why Are Smart Buyers Walking Away?

12

Lock or Float Before the Fed? Wrong Question.

13

A 5% Rate in a 6.5% Market — What's the Catch?

14

The H2 2026 Map: 5 Themes That Will Run the Half

15

Your Dream Home Appraised $20K Low. Would You Still Buy It?

16

Pre-Approved Isn't a Yes (and Why Your Phone Won't Stop Ringing)

17

Your PM's 9% Isn't What You're Really Paying

18

Florida Cut Insurance Rates. Is Your State Next?

19

15% Off in a 2% Market: Your Tenant Isn't Crazy

20

The Tired Landlord Decision — Sell, Hold, or 1031 a Single Rental in 2026

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Seller Carry at 5% with a 3-Year Balloon — Take the Terms or Walk?

22

The Renewal Cliff Operator Plays — How to Buy the Sun Belt the Tired Landlords Are Leaving

23

Multifamily Starts Hit a 15-Year Low — Refi-Lock or Buy?

24

The Margin Compression Map — 11 of 11 Builders Just Told Us Where Price Runs Out of Room

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680 Credit — Wait for 740, or Buy Now?

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$50K Just Landed — The 4 Doors When Your Windfall Hits and the 20%-Down Myth Is Already Dead

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The Phantom Paycheck — 100% Bonus Depreciation Is Back, and the IRS Just Wrote the Rules

28

The Insurance Equation: Hurricane Season Just Opened, and the Math Already Changed

29

The Rent Increase Playbook: How Much to Raise When 2 in 5 Listings Are Bribing Renters

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Tenants Will Destroy Your Property: The Move-In Hour That Decides Who Pays

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Your Bank Just Said No: The DSCR Switch That Saves Deal #6

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Builders Are Throwing in $50K: How to Take It Before the Window Closes

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The Voucher Gap: $10,872 a Year Per Door If You Read It Right

34

Every Metro Has Five Tells: How to Read Any Market in 90 Seconds

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Your First Buy-Box in 30 Minutes — How to Stop Drowning in Listings

36

The 47-Tab Problem: Why You're Missing 80% of the Deals

37

What the Fed Can't Fix: The Powell Spread

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The Retirement Property: Buy a Rental Inside Your IRA

39

The Tenant Screening Playbook: The Five-Layer Shield

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Your Tenant's Secret Payment: The Amortization Advantage

41

The County Cap Rate Trap: Same Metro, $30K Apart

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The Builder's Fire Sale: Why Brand-New Is Cheaper Than the House Next Door

43

The 1% Rule Is Dead: What Actually Screens a Deal in 2026

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The Two-Speed Market: Why Your Zip Code Matters More Than Your Interest Rate

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The Invisible Market: 5 Ways to Find the 30% of Deals Nobody Else Sees

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The $1.8 Trillion Time Bomb: How Someone Else's Debt Becomes Your Deal

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The $500K Loophole: Why Your Neighbor Keeps Moving

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Your Tenants Can't Leave: How 45 Million Trapped Renters Became Your Business Model

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The Five-Day Window: What the Iran War Did to Your Real Estate Math

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The 3% Hack: How to Steal a Mortgage Rate in 2026

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The 6.3% Trap: Why Your Refi Playbook Just Broke

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The "Tier 2" Trinity: Why Cleveland, Birmingham & KC Are 2026 Winners

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The Real Estate 2025: Closing the Book on Volatility

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The Safety Formula: How to Bulletproof Your Portfolio Against Rate Shocks

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The Tax-Free Payday: How Pros Use Debt as Revenue (And the #1 Trap to Avoid)

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The "Golden Handcuffs" Escape: How to Retire From Real Estate Without Triggering a Tax Bomb

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The Holy Grail of Zero Tax: How Real Estate Wipes Out Your W2 Taxes

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The Fortress Strategy: Multi-State Asset Protection & The Truth About Privacy

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S-Corp vs. LLC in 2026: The New Math of Tax Savings in Real Estate

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The Cost Segregation Playbook: From Study to Savings (And the #1 Trap to Avoid)

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The $500,000 Paper Loss: How the "Big Beautiful Bill" Supercharged Cost Segregation

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The 1031 Minefield: 4 Fatal Flaws That Cost Investors Millions

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The Tax Deferral Engine: How Institutions Use 1031s to Defer Taxes & Build Wealth

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The Pro's Playbook: Analyzing Deals in Seconds with the REI Prime Calculator

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The Cash Flow Myth: What Every Investor Gets Wrong

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Tokenization Tactics & Traps: The Real Estate Tokenization

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The Tokenization Revolution: What Every REI Needs to Know

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The High-Yield Playbook: Tactics for Real Estate Investors

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The 'Class C' Playbook: What Junk Bonds Can Teach You About Real Estate

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The Great American Retirement Pivot (Part 2): Building Your Own Pension with Real Estate

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The Great American Retirement Pivot: Why the Pension Promise is Broken

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The Gentle Density Playbook: Scaling from ADUs to a Real Estate Empire

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The ADU Investor Playbook: From Feasibility to First Rent Check

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The Quiet Zoning Revolution: Why Your Backyard is Real Estate's Hottest New Market

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Shutdown Gridlock: Turning Government Paralysis into Investor Advantage

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How to Acquire Your First Farmland (And Not Get Burned)

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The New Cash Crop - Is Farmland Your Next Big Investment?

78

What the Hell is the Fed's Dot Plot? (And Why It's Secretly Running Your Real Estate Deals)

79

Your Secret Weapon: A Tool to Master the Language of Real Estate Investing

80

The Investor's Roadmap: Using 10 Key Terms to Navigate the PRIME Framework

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The Real Secret to Real Estate Investing: It's a Language. Are You Fluent?

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The Investor's Refi Playbook: The 'Slow BRRRR' & Scaling in a High-Rate World

83

The Investor's Refi Mindset: It's Not About the Payment, It's About the Paycheck

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The Mortgage Shockwave: How Rates Are Remaking the Housing Market

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The Power Borrower: How to Make Lenders Compete for You

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Who Really Decides Your Mortgage Rate? (Hint: It's Not Your Lender)

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Your Mortgage Payment Deconstructed: Where Your Money Really Goes

88

The High Earner's Tax Code: Navigating the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Over $500k

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The Squeezed Middle's Tax Playbook: A $100k-$500k Earner's Guide to the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

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The 'Big Beautiful Bill' & Your Paycheck: A Guide for Earners Under $100k

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Unpacking the 'Big Beautiful Bill': What the New Tax Law Means for Your Wallet and Portfolio

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The Value-Add Playbook: How Pros Force a Property to Be Worth More

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Follow the Money: How to Actually Get Paid in a Private Real Estate Deal

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The Sponsor & The Contract: How to Vet the People and the Paperwork in a Private Syndication Deal

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Locked Out of Million-Dollar Deals? The Insider's Guide to Private Real Estate Syndications

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Why Buy a House That Loses Value? Unlocking the Japanese Real Estate Puzzle

97

The Americas' Value Play: High Yields & Headaches in Mexico and Colombia

98

The Golden Ticket: EU Residency & The Reality of Investing in Greece

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The Iberian Neighbor: Sun, Deals, and the Golden Visa Twist in Spain

100

The Portugal Play: Great Yields, Amazing Lifestyle - and the Paperwork You Can't Ignore

101

My First Look at Buying Property Overseas: Is It Worth the Headache?

102

The Ultimate Tenant: How to Profit from the AI-Powered Data Center Boom

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The Government's Landlord: Collecting Guaranteed Returns with Tax Liens

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The Lien-Lord's Secret: How to Profit from Note Investing

105

Tired of Tenants? Let's Talk About Self-Storage

106

The Unseen Real Estate: How Billboards Can Build Your Fortune

107

Mid-Year Market Update: Chaos, or a Golden Opportunity

108

Gold-Plated Flips: Stop Overimproving & Supercharge Your ROI!

109

Borderless Investing: David Greene's Blueprint for Out-of-State Success

110

Tax Traps! Don't Let the IRS Ambush Your Profits

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Beyond the Hustle: What "The ONE Thing" Means for Your REI Success

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Unlock Better Deals: Master Your Investment Property Financing

113

Running on Empty? Why Reserves Are Your Investment Lifeline

114

Beyond the Buy: Why Your Exit Strategy Defines Your Success

115

Rethinking Rent vs. Buy in HCOL Areas: The Surprising Math

116

The Fixer-Upper Trap: Why Blind Buying Destroys Profits

117

Empty Units, Empty Pockets: The High Cost of Misjudging Tenant Demand

118

The Hot Market Hype Trap: Invest with Data, Not FOMO

119

The First Step to Your First Deal: Attend a Local Real Estate Meetup

120

Million-Dollar Real Estate Deals Without Owning a Brick - Here’s How

121

The Mortgage Payoff Playbook: Unlock Equity & Build Wealth Faster

122

Reality Check on Boomer Housing Blockade: Are They Keeping You From Owning?

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Home Insurance Sticker Shock? Your Action Plan to Lower Premiums

124

Property Tax Shock: Why Bills Are Rising & How to Fight Back

125

Untangling the Tariff Mess: A Timeline for Real Estate Investors

126

Real Estate Tokens: Future or Fad? The Risks You MUST Know

127

Tariff Shockwave: 5 Real Estate Predictions You Can't Ignore

128

Bonus Depreciation 2025: Is the 100% Tax Break Dead?

129

BRRRR Method Mastery: A Book Review on Recycling Your Capital

130

Zoning Reform 2025: Unlocking Housing Affordability?

131

Location, Location, Location: What Your National News Doesn’t Tell You about Real Estate

132

FHA Loans: Dream Ticket or Default Trap? (What the 11.3% Delinquency Rate Means for You)

133

Decoding the Mindsets (Part II): Actionable Strategies of a Rich Mindset

134

Decoding the Mindsets (Part I): The Poor, The Middle Class, and The Rich - Thinking Your Way to Wealth

135

House Hacking 101: Live Rent-Free and Build Wealth (Even With No Experience!)

136

MLS vs Off-MLS: The Billion-Dollar Secret to Selling Your Home

137

Housing Starts Plunge! Is the 2025 Real Estate Market Frozen?

138

What the Heck is Affordability in the Housing Market? And Why Should You Care?

139

Escape the Rat Race: Leverage the Cashflow Quadrant to Create Financial Freedom!

140

Assets vs. Liabilities Deeper Dive: The Shocking Secret to Building Massive Wealth!

141

Why Rich Dad, Poor Dad is the Best Starting Point for Real Estate Investing

142

7 Rental Investing Essentials for 2025: Buy & Hold Strategies That Work

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Supercharge Deal Analysis: Unlocking Profitable Cash Flow with AI Tools

144

Personalized PRIME: The Power of The PRIME Framework

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E for Expand: Scaling Your Real Estate Portfolio Strategically

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M for Manage: Landlording Made Simple

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I for Invest: Securing Your Real Estate Deal from Offer to Closing

148

R for Research: Zeroing In on Your Ideal Real Estate Deal

149

P for Prepare: Laying the Financial and Mental Foundation for Real Estate

150

Real Estate Investing Simplified: The PRIME Framework

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Forget New Year Resolutions: Set New Year GOALS for Real Estate Success in 2025

152

Credit Score Hacks: Practical Tips to Boost Your Real Estate Success

153

The Credit Score Blueprint: How It Impacts Real Estate Investing

154

Fast-Track Your Debt Payoff: Advanced Tools and Smart Strategies

155

Debt Repayment Strategies: Snowball, Avalanche and What Works for You

156

Debt Demystified: Understanding Good vs. Bad Debt and Taking the First Step

157

Building Your Emergency Fund: Your Financial Safety Net

158

Budgeting Hacks for Real People: Easy, Flexible, and Actually Doable

159

Set It, Achieve It: Your Money Goals Made SMART

160

Small Habits, Big Results: Unlocking the Power of the Compound Effect

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Why Real Estate Is the Secret to Building Wealth (And Freedom!)

162

Financial Freedom: What’s Your Number?

163

The $5 Rule: Your First Step to Investing